A car of interest....

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Originally Posted by nookandcrannycar

California has been notorious in the past for providing generous social benefits, with some cities going beyond that and providing even more assistance. As a result (at least partially) California has nearly 1/3 of all welfare recipients in the U.S. while having about 1/8 of the population.

A few months ago I was walking into an older Kroger supermarket in Humble, TX (a city that is south of me (in Harris County) and also east of me. This particular Kroger is near a lot of apartments. I noticed what was essentially a government ad promoting food stamps with an eligible income re size of household grid . This same 'promotion' is NOT on the door of my local Kroger (I think because the median income in my area is too high), but I did notice that 'Obamaphones' are available at my local Kroger .

I've also been told there are ads currently running in Mexico instructing people how to get food stamps in the U.S. once they get across the border. Why are government workers doing this (and squandering taxpayer money in the process), and why is it the policy coming from above? Because the more people there are enrolled in the program, the more government workers are needed and both of these groups can, *BINGO*, be relied upon to vote for Democrats....and many people believe that this last reason is why the administration has taken the stances it has in various situations re immigration. I think people seeking out the Food Stamp benefit and getting it if they qualify is one thing, but I think initiating/promoting more (some of it BORROWED) money that the taxpayers are on the hook for is despicable. If a certain amount is 'budgeted' and the managers feel or require that that all has to be distributed, then that process needs to be revised.

You're quite correct, nook...
The California State government uses taxpayer money to pay for radio advertising campaigns promoting its food stamp program SNAP, Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program.

Since June 2009, 1,300,000 more people have filed for disability benefits which has become the new welfare.

Last month, while 87,000 new jobs were created, 496,000 people had left the work force. So 6 times more people left the work force as reentered it.

The percentage of working-age adults in the labor force, the participation rate, fell to 63.3 percent last month, breaking the record low set in May 1979 which was the last major recession 34 years ago.